The Patriots rallied from down 14 points in the first half and used a game-saving block by Thais Oliveira, as time expired in a 62-61 win over St. Petersburg College in the FCSAA/ NJCAA Region VIII Tournament at CF.

The College of Central Florida women's basketball team was unable to clinch the Mid-Florida Conference outright, but is still headed to the NJCAA/FCSAA Region VIII Tournament for the first time in four years.

The College of Central Florida women's basketball team knocked off two-time defending conference champion FSC-Jacksonville 82-78 on the road on Saturday afternoon thanks to a Brittany Grant jumper with 19 seconds remaining.

Thais Oliveira scored 29 points, while Valerie Hill and Sheanna James scored 10 points each to lead the College of Central Florida women's basketball team past Hillsborough Community College on Saturday afternoon.

Marcella Rocha showed why it is dangerous to play zone against the College of Central Florida women's basketball team. Rocha set a single-game school record with seven 3-pointers, as the Patriots downed Eastern Florida State 78-57 on Friday night.